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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

As a principal, I certainly do as well. And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Several years ago, our school experienced an increase in discipline.

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Review of Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity

Human Kinetics

Physical activity is one important foundation for our children’s mental and physical health and requires a commitment across the school day, in transport to and from school, and in school/community partnerships. Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity is a key resource that will help make that commitment happen.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Parent’s Back to School Question for 2022-2023

Relentless School Nurse

A school nurse was asked by a parent at her elementary school’s open house if she was trained to respond to COVID, Monkeypox, and an active shooter. One of the programs that I am determined to bring to my school district is called HELPme – a healing-centered approach to school safety!

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How to Teach Students About Death in the Health Education Classroom (or Any Classroom)

SHAPE America

Preschool) PBS Kids — When a Pet Dies (Elementary School) PBS Kids Go! Dealing With Death (Middle School) Death With Dignity Debate — Use these debate prompts to help start conversations or to do a silent debate (High School) 2. Here are some resources that you might use: Sesame Workshop — What Happened?

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The Relentless School Nurse: Stories From the Field – Meet Meg Jenkins!

Relentless School Nurse

I spoke with the Elementary school nurse, a fellow Salve Regina graduate as well as my beloved mentor, Rosanne Sheridan, who encouraged me to go for it. I started to follow nurses on multiple social media sites and have learned so much from them as well. A teacher I knew recommended I apply.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Six-Year-Old School Shooter

Relentless School Nurse

A six-year-old child is angry and dysregulated, has access to an unlocked and loaded firearm, and brings it to school. This is not a far-flung script for a crime show, this is real life and it happened this past Friday at an elementary school in Newport News, Virginia. .

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition. I called the New York Mets in May 2022 and simply said, “I work at an elementary school nearby. You could say we “traded” resources.